Wolf at the Door: How Musicals Helped Me Live the Size of My Feelings
How the queerness of fairy tales and musicals, once coded and now more open, has always spoken—and sung—directly to me.
Category Archives: Opinion
A Theatre of Circumstance, or, From Stuck to Strength
Looking toward a post-COVID horizon, we must plan for adjustment, redefinition, and a new kind of relevance.
Let’s Be Real: These Programs Won’t End Racism at Your Theatre
Ending white supremacy at your institution requires an organization-wide commitment to change in both culture and policy.
Change in the American Theatre Begins and Ends Outside the Theatre
The work of organizing for a better world is already being done, and theatres have the chance—and the responsibility—to join it.
One Way to Stop Whitewashing: It’s Got to Be Taught
Too often, comfort with culturally inappropriate casting starts in educational settings—precisely the places these practices should be interrogated.
My ‘Gangster’ Look
Changing my headshot opened my eyes to the ways I’m seen—and remain unseen.
In the TikTok ‘Ratatouille,’ It’s the Little Things That Count
In sharing plans for a musical based on the Pixar film, creators have crystallized a moment in which we miss all the ingredients of making theatre.
What’s in a Name? So Much More Than I Knew
I’m reclaiming my birth name in a new musical just as the U.S. elects its first Indian American VP. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
Why My Daughter Walks With Me
As the trauma of George Floyd’s killing and the specter of COVID entered my home and my work, I was reminded what my country is—and still could be.
You Say You Want a Revolution
How to rebuild the theatre field post-COVID? Invest in artists and let them do their best work in rep, and audiences will follow.
